Interview with Mrs Violet Simons

Date21 March 1990Reference Number0148/19/32DescriptionBroadcaster and Village Radio volunteer, James Hartstonge, founded the Tauranga District Museum Oral History Unit in 1988. The unit recorded 66 interviews in three years. This interview with Mrs Violet Simons is one of these. The length of the initial recording is 46:32 minutes and continues onto a second recording that is 17:30 minutes.

Rebecca Violet Simons (Vi) was the granddaughter of George Crabbe who owned the store in Cameron Road. Her father Charles Crabbe married Rebecca Johnston daughter of Noble Johnston one of the Katikati settlers. She was born in Tauranga in 1900. Vi married Samuel L. Simons. She owned a private hospital and practiced as a midwife for many years. She was a member of many organisations in Tauranga and a life member of the Historical Society and a volunteer with the Tauranga District Museum.CreatorTauranga District Museum Oral History UnitInterviewerJames Harstonge Last edited by: Fiona Kean

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Interview with Mrs Vi Simons, part two

Mrs Violet Simons outside her home on Cameron Road. Image courtesy of the Wilson Collection, Tauranga Heritage Collection

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RoomTauranga Heritage Collection storage facility

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CopyrightCC BY-ND This interview can be reused for any purpose, including commercial. However, it cannot be shared with others in adapted form, and credit must be given to the interviewee. Last edited by: Fiona Kean

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Part of Audio Visual CollectionTauranga District Museum Oral History Unit

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Interview with Mrs Violet Simons